Monthly Archives:: May 2011

Jesus gave His disciples 2 ordinances:  one to celebrate a disciple’s entrance into the New Covenant community (baptism), and one to commemorate the basis for a disciple’s inclusion in the New Covenant community (the Lord’s Supper).  We believe there has been much misunderstanding concerning the section dealing with “examining yourselves” before observing the Lord’s Supper. We hope that this message will bring light and clarity to this subject!

In 1 Corinthians 12-14 Paul launches into a 3-chapter discussion of spiritual gifts. In this message we are going to survey 9 different manifestations of the Spirit. We are continuationists who do believe that these manifestations of the Spirit are still available to the church today. However, we are Charismatics with a seatbelt! We hope you gain spiritual blessing from this study. 

In this section, we find Paul’s extended teaching on the Body of Christ, especially the unity of that body. How does a person get into this body?  What enemies did the Corinthians face regarding this unity?  How should we live in the body so that we actively promote this unity?  These are some of the questions that we seek to answer from this message.

1 Corinthians 13 is arguably the best known chapter in the entire Bible – the famous Love Chapter.  But how does this chapter “fit” in the context of spiritual gifts in chapters 12-14?  What does this chapter teach us about the importance and definition of love?  More importantly, what does it teach us about the duration of spiritual gifts?  Are they still available to the church today?

There are few subjects more controversial than the role of tongues and prophecy in the church today.  But that is exactly the theme of 1 Corinthians 14.  In this study we seek to learn the comparative value of tongues and prophecy in the public meetings of the church, and the regulations the apostle Paul placed upon the exercise of each.  Listen in!